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Gaza: Reconstruction, Revitalisation and Reality

Posted 14 December, 2022 in Hamas, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
View a PDF copy of our new pamphlet: Gaza Reconstruction Revitalisation and Reality Labour Friends of Israel is proud to publish our third policy pamphlet of the year: Gaza: Reconstruction, Revitalisation and Reality.  This publication explores the causes of the present political and humanitarian crises in Gaza, and what steps might help to resolve them.   With…

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In Brief: West Bank violence showing no sign of coming to an end

Posted 7 December, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Middle East, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons The escalating situation in the West Bank is likely to only get worse in the coming year as current tensions should not simply view this as a ‘wave of terror’ according to several Israeli officials. Brig. Gen. Amit Saar said that Iran will be the most…

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Labour MPs attend briefing from Palestinian human rights activist

Posted 29 November, 2022 in Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This evening, a number of Labour MPs joined a briefing from Palestinian human rights activist Bassem Eid at an event organised by the UK-Israel APPG. Eid's work since the 1990s has focused on human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, including by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas. He also spoke about problems with corruption in the…

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In Brief: West condemns Iran as uranium enrichment ramped up

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Middle East
Ayatollah Khamenei. Image Credit: Tasnim News, CC BY 4.0. The US government has expressed "deep concern" this week over progress Iran is making on its nuclear programme and ballistic missile capacity, while a number of European governments, including the UK, accused Tehran of ramping up uranium enrichment with "no credible civilian justification". The reaction came hours after Iran…

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In Brief: Jerusalem rocked by double bus attack as teenager kidnapped

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons 19 people have been injured, with one confirmed casualty, following two explosions in West Jerusalem this morning in what is thought to be a double terror attack. A third bomb was defused last night on the light rail track near Jerusalem's central bus station. The first victim…

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LFI chair Steve McCabe’s speech to LFI’s 2022 Annual Lunch

Posted 23 November, 2022 in Antisemitism, Coexistence, Hamas, Hezbollah, Incitement, Iran, Israel, Israeli Politics, Labour Party, Middle East, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
LFI chair Steve McCabe addresses LFI's 2022 Annual Lunch   *** Check against delivery ***   Labour Friends of Israel Annual Lunch Tuesday 22 November 2022   Steve McCabe MP, Chair Labour Friends of Israel   Introduction Chief Rabbi, Ambassador Hotovely, friends. It’s my great pleasure to welcome you to Labour Friends of Israel’s Annual Lunch. We wouldn’t be here today without the support of many in this…

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In Brief: 3 Israelis killed in Palestinian terror attack in West Bank

Posted 16 November, 2022 in Analysis, Antisemitism, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Israeli Politics, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
MDA armoured ambulance > Tewfik, CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons Three Israelis were killed and a further three injured in a terrorist attack near the West Bank settlement of Ariel on Tuesday morning. According to the Israeli Defence Forces, a Palestinian terrorist stabbed a security guard near the entrance to the Ariel Industrial Park. The terrorist then…

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LFI MPs attend ELNET briefing on Palestinian Authority corruption and authoritarianism

Posted 16 November, 2022 in Coexistence, Hamas, Incitement, Israel, Labour Party, News, Palestinian Territories, Peace process
This afternoon, a number of LFI parliamentary supporters attended an ELNET briefing from the Jewish Chronicle's David Rose on the Palestinian Authority’s increasing authoritarianism and corruption, co-hosted. Democratic reform in the PA is a vital prerequisite to making a two-state solution a reality. The briefing was also addressed by LFI chair Steve McCabe MP about LFI's…

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In Brief: Hamas and Assad’s Syria reconcile after decade hiatus

Posted 2 November, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian Territories
Bashar al-Assad > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The Biden administration last week warned against any normalisation of diplomatic ties with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, insisting that his recent reconciliation with Palestinian terror group was an illustration of Assad’s “isolation”. Assad, who has been gradually restoring links with the Arab world after prevailing in Syria’s…

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In Brief: Israel to present evidence of Iranian drones in Ukraine

Posted 26 October, 2022 in Analysis, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Middle East
Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani > Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Israel’s president Isaac Herzog will present evidence to US officials during meetings in Washington this week which proves that Iranian drones are being used by Russian forces in Ukraine. Herzog arrived in Washington on Tuesday for a short visit that will include a meeting…

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